Sonny’s Cafe

Great breakfast, dinner, and Sunday buffet-I’ve had them all! Highly recommend Sunny’s if you like good home cooking.

Me and my girlfriend went to breakfast with her sister and boyfriend. For a small town I suppose it’s pretty good. The coffee was subpar. (Probably Foldgers) The biscuits where not as fluffy as perhaps other breakfast establishments. The sausage patties were small but the eggs where very good and made perfect to order.

One of the best chicken fried steaks I’ve ever had. They are huge so you might want to share ($ 2 charge for that, which is more than fair). Service was prompt and friendly. Would highly recommend!

Had a very good dinner at Sonny’s Café on a Saturday. We arrived around 6:30 or so. It was about halfway full, maybe a little more. So, we were able to sit right down. Our server arrived with our drinks after a couple of minutes, but advised us we would have to wait a few minutes to order as she was a little busy with a couple of other tables. I appreciated her telling us, most servers I think would just ignore you with no apology or explanation. We had excellent service throughout the night.
The facility is large with plenty of table and boot seating. We had a booth, very comfortable and easy to fit 4 people. There is a bunch of stuff all over the way, it’s got a Western theme going on. The joint was clean, as were the restrooms. Plenty of parking.
We heard Sonny’s Café had a fantastic chicken fried steak, so that’s why we made the drive from Norman. To start, we went with the salad bar. It was sparse, missing a lot of ingredients you find on typical salad bars. Cheese was one ingredient missing, and it only had maybe 3 dressing choices. The potato salad was homemade, it needed salt, but I would eat it again. But, overall it was an underwhelming salad bar.
Our food arrived after around 10 minutes. For $ 10, you get a decent sized chicken fried steak, your choice of potato (I went with mashed), a roll, and another veggie (I went with fried okra for a dollar extra). The steak was less than half covered with gravy. Now, I like it when the entire steak isn’t drowning in gravy. I like to taste the steak on its own. But, this was lacking. The steak had an excellent steak to breading ratio. I only had a couple of bites that were just breading. But, the steak lacked seasoning, which was a disappointment. They get a nice crust and it was cooked well. If it, and the cream gravy, were more heavily seasoned, they would be fantastic. The mashed potatoes were creamy, but lacked any flavor other than potato. They may have used butter, cream, salt, or pepper, but I couldn’t taste it. The okra was very disappointing. I forgot to take a picture, but the order we received each had about a dozen, give or take, pieces of okra. Very small side, particularly so when you consider we had to pay an extra dollar for the privilege of ordering the okra.
While the chicken fried steak dinner was good, it certainly isn’t the best I’ve had in Oklahoma. What Sonny’s has that may be the best I’ve had in Oklahoma is fried catfish. The special on Saturdays is all you can eat fried catfish with all the sides for $ 10.99. We saw many tables order catfish, so I inquired it we could get a side for the table to try it. I found out you can get 2 large pieces for $ 2.29. So, we got a couple of these sides to share. VERY glad we did. The catfish is fried perfectly, crispy on the outside but not dried out. Importantly, the breading is seasoned well. This was some fantastic catfish.
I will make the drive down to Sonny’s again, but I won’t be ordering chicken fried steak. While it was good, I will absolutely get the catfish next time. It’s a 5 star version of that dish.

What. The. Actual. F***. In Texas, we fry everything but your mother, so I’ve eaten a lot of fried stuff. This chicken fry is better than any I’ve ever had. And the sweet tea. And the pie. Pie is the best thing that ever happened to me, and this place cultivated that into a freaking amazing slice of heaven.
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The chicken fried steak is the best we have ever had! It puts the chicken fried steak at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX to shame. It is huge and enough for 2 people!

First time here chicken fry potatoes and beansA+ Daughter had the ribs husband catfish all of it was good. will come back. Clean room great dessert also

Pleasant experience for lunch on a daytrip. Wife loved the chicken fried steak. Huge with crunchy crust. Both loved their style of fries which are mildly seasoned and coated with a dusting of a crust. Also loved the mashed potatoes. Had the side salad bar plate and pleasantly surprised at how fresh the choices were. Our waitress was outstanding and attentive to us and the tables around us. Service with a smile and great attitude. She even fixed a sweet tea to go and a cup of ice for us. A pleasant discovery. May try exploring other dishes next time.

Wife and I went there one evening. Very few people in the place. Lousy service. Didn’t even get an offer to refill our drinks. Food was overcooked and poorly executed for flavor. Several dingy waitresses and cooks goofing off mostly. Live in Paoli… never went back!

Had the ribye sandwich and it was delish! Ordered it med well and it came out perfect! This place is decently priced and has friendly service. Ordered a side of fries with my sandwich and they were the flaky battered ones (which are my fav) and they were super tasty! Definitely check this place out!

Excellent catfish. Although the fries were not hot — just warm. This pm they had all you can eat fish. Great dinner.

I don’t know why it’s showing to be in the middle of Purcell, but it’s on the south side as you’re heading toward Wayne. Sonny’s is a relatively new restaurant, serving chicken fry, catfish, burgers, and the like along with some pretty good chef salads. The interior is a country/​farm motif with antique business signs, wrought iron art on the walls, solid wood tables and tvs. They serve Pepsi products (good, because I hate coke) and the tea is decent. The waitresses are always prompt and cheerful, even when it’s packed at lunch time. Their chicken fry is the best in the area and that’s what I always get. If you’ve never been there you should stop in at least once.

Can’t say enough good about this place. Breakfast and lunch are phenomenal, and the service is top notch. A clean, well-​run place from top to bottom. I’d highly recommend this place to any one looking for some home cooking!